Conciliation and Mediation Services

The Conciliation and Mediation Branch provides services of Conciliation, Grievance Mediation and consultation of labour relation matters to all organized labour and management and to those seeking advice and information regarding collective bargaining and grievance mediation.

Assistance may be requested by either or both parties under The Labour Relations Act, The Pay Equity Act and The Public Schools Act.

Summary

Conciliation Services

• Promote and maintain industrial harmony in Manitoba
• Provide competent, well-trained conciliators to assist organized labour and management in collective bargaining, and to resolve impasse situations thereby minimizing work stoppages.
• Provide conciliation services to Public School Teachers and School Boards in collective bargaining at the request of the Minister of Education.
• Assist in the development of sound labour/management relations.

Grievance Mediation Services

• Provide competent, well-trained mediators to assist organized labour and management when grievance procedures have failed and prior to (rights) arbitration.

Pay Equity Services

• Assist employees, bargaining agents and employers in the area of Pay Equity.

Interest Based Negotiations

• The use of consensus to fashion a settlement that best satisfies the parties’ interest on all issues. The Branch provides training and start up facilitation.

Program Clients

The major client group served by the Conciliation, Mediation and Pay Equity Services are:

• All organized workers in Manitoba. This is approximately 29% of all employed Manitobans.
• Approximately 1,400 collective agreements between employers and employees under The Labour Relations Act.
• Public School Teachers under The Public Schools Act.

Manitoba Contact(s):
Counciliation and Mediation Services
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
606-401 York Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3C 0P3
Telephone: 204-945-3367
Fax: 204-945-3286
Web site: http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/labmgt/concilia/